The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-01-28


clnrcs That 10 Long - the prsth Mem
trnce Hangs Over August spies lie wus
Not pcrsnit ~ the Proposed Marriage
With Miss Nina Van zsndt.
CnScAco. Jan. 2o-Thc marriage Of Miss
Nina Clark Van Zanut 10 Mr. August VIM
cent Theodore Spies has boon indefinitely
postponed on account OF sheriff Matson
positively refusing 20 allow the ceremony
TO be performed in the jail. The parents
of Miss Van Zandt. after talking the
matter over and consulting with
Captain Black and sheriff Matson,
came TO the conclusion yesterday
morning that IL would be best Tor
their daughter not 70 wear orange
blossoms just at present Miss Van zandt,
however, will DO granted the usual priv
ileges OF the jail. and she will be per-
mittcd 70 see her sweetheart or as much
OF him ns is visible. through the bars just
the same as heretofore. Miss Emma Spies
slept with her brothers betrothed ~
the Huron Street House on Tuesday
night. When they awokc yesterday morn
ing they were shocked on reading the
morning papers 70 learn that sheriff Mat
son would not allow August and Nina 10
be joined in the building under his care.
Yesterday, though, she learned that the
information was only too true. She
was very much affected by the
news and refused 10 be com
forted. Her father had gone to his
place OF business. At nine o'clock Miss
spies and her was-to-have- been sister in
law got into coupe and were driven 10
Captain Blacks offtcc on Dearborn street.
They took the captain over 70 Kinks, and
then they had consultation with Mr.. Van
Zandt.
All were greatly gricved over the out
come Of the matter. and Miss Van Zandts
white face was wet with tears. Her
father urged her 10 be calm and bidc her
time. Captain Black assured her that
there was no law in the State by which
the sheriff could be compelled 10 admit
her TO the jail. Miss Spies had moth
ing TO OFFER Miss Van Zandt
sobbcd that she would 90 70 the
sheriff himself and bescech him 10 recon
slider his determination. The efforts OF
the other three were powerless for a time
in quoting her, but she was finally
soothed by Captain Black.
At about eleven o'clock Mr.. Van Zardt
left the factory and visited sheriff Matson.
They had long talk over the matter and
the father went away with the under
standing that for q time he would
cease TO. think OF having the mar
riage performed in the jail. The sheriff
told him his daughter could visit Spies rs
often as the regular rules of the jail would
permit. As Mr.. Van Zandt turned % 60
ne remarked. in relieved tone: well,
it's all over for the present The marriage
has been postponed with the consent OF
nv daughter, and all we want now Is TO be
let alone-
No visitors were allowed In the Jail yes
tcrday morning between the hours Of nine
and ten o'clock. when the Socialistic lover
and his confrercs walk in the corridors.
Kalsominers were carrying In buckets of
colcrcd ash. and this was ostensibly the
reason for excluding callers. the real rca-
son, as strongly suspected. being TO pre-
vent Miss Van Zandt from seeing Spies.
The imprisoned bridegroom sent one In
comic sentence hurting through the wire
netting: There is nothing for me TO say;
our relations are ju 1t the same. despite
the orders Of the sheriff.
shortly before twelve clock Miss Spies
and Miss Van Zandt came into the
Criminal Court building. passed through
the hall with the tiled floor and Were just
going out Of the little door which leads 70
the courtyard. on the other side Of which
r. the jail. when the guard blandly
stNIH<u tntI- MG l0AlG< A<tunlt7A Art0n~
ishment and said, both together:
s.Why. we want TO see Mr.. Spies"
sYou can't sec him this morning. said
the suavc, but infiexible guard. Again
they CALCULATED in chorus.
"Why, we are his relativcs,r and Miss
Spies said: II am his sister" TO which
Miss Van Zandt added impressively:
'And \ am Miss Van zandt.r with
an open sesame on the ~ which
ought to have started every bolt n the
building but which did not They had to
content themselves with an epistlc writ
ten in pencil on q pad loaned by one Of tho
Criminal Court reporters. They left the
following note:
DEAREST ADMINISTRATION and called 20
see you this morning. but the jail was being
cleaned and we were not admitted. We will
rall again and hope for better success. Yours,
NINA
THE snERrrr's POSITION.
Concerning the Spics-van Zandt mar
rage Sheriff Matson says that he pro-
hibits the ceremony simply on the ground
IL public decsncy. because his prisoner Is
condemned to hang. Just as soon,
he adds. rs the Slprcme Court,
either by ordering rchcaring or by
any other move, makes II probable
that his prisoner will not be executed, he
will withdraw any opposition 70 the mar
rage in s.lnurdcrcrs row. For the pres
cnt. however. and 50 long as there appears
no hope for Spies 70 escape the hangman's
moose the sheriff announces that he
will prevent ceremony In the Jail.
| He does this. he says, solely out Of regard
| for public policy and with regard simply
| for public propricty, just as he would
prevent q marriage AZ the poor-housc
(, among the inmates there or at the insane
| asylum among the inmates there.
70 - Prevented ny the military. ~ Nec-
essnry.
| WAsuIxGTox. Jan. D--Some time ago